Trailer hitch



Feb.' 1927. 1,617,283

G. ADKlNs TRAILER HITCH Filed July 1o. 192e 2 sheets-*sheet 1 V WITNESS: ATTORNE ll other features of constructionand in the Patented Feb. 8, 1927.

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This invention relates to a hitch for trailers and other vehicles, .the general object of they invention being tofso form thehitch that the vehicle will fbe positively Vand accurately guided 4by the pullingpower device. Y

-Another object .of the invention is to so make the hitchthat it can be easily and quickly installed on the vehicle.

This invention also consists Vin certaifn combination and arrangement of t-he several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in ,the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had td the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote likev or corresponding parts throughout the sev'- eral views, and in which il VFigure 1 is a bottom plan view of part of a vehicle, sho-wing theinvention applied thereto(v Y A l Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Figure 1. f Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged section 3 3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4 4 of Figvure 2. l

V Figure 5is a section on line 5 5 of Figure 2. Y Y n 1 In theseV views, 1 indicates an upper plate on line and 2 indicates a lower plate which has its endsY fastened to the upper plate'by 'the' bolts 3, the major portion of the lower plate being offset so that a space is formed between the two plates through which pass the front axle A and the connecting'rod B of the steering mechanism of the towed vehicle. A pair of bars t are clamped one on each side of the front axle by means of the upright pieces 5 fastened to the ends of the barsl and the bolts 6 which connect the ends of the' pieces together. The central portion of the rear bar is formed with a perforated ear .7 and the king bolt'S passes through the plates 1 and 2 and the perforation lin said ear to Vpivotally connect the plates 1 and 2 with the front axle through means of the Y clamping' bars.

A pair of plates 9, each of which is provided with a semi-circular recess, is clamped to the connecting bar B by means of theY bolts 10 and each of these plates is provided with a vertically arranged pintle 11, these pintles engaging holes formed inthe plates 1 and 2. AThus thev platesl and 2are movably.k connected with the :connecting bar through means/of the clamping plates 9.V Y A v'spring bar 12 vhas its endsgperforatedf with the perforation in one end engaging the 'king bolt and the perforatinlin the oth-erelid engaging a bolt- 13 which is carried by the yiy wheel housing of the vehicle. This bar acts as a brace for the hitch.`

TheV front end of the upper'plate 1 is f GEORGE ADKINs, or CARNEGIE, OKLAHOMA.

rounded to forman eye 14 to receive the. i

bolt 15 which pivotally connects the forked rear end ofthe tongue 16 to the plate. I prefer to make this bolt 15 of hollow construction and to place a `grease cup 17 thereit is so connected with fthe connecting bar that the bar will becaused rto move with the rocking movement of the hitch.V Thev clamp which connects the hitch to the bar can brace-bar 12 and the tongue is movable about a horizontal axis and has its clevis also movable about a horizontal axis. Thus the device can be easily attachedtoa vehicle as it `canbe quickly adjusted to the point where it can be attachedto said vehicle.

The device is veryv simple and durable, it is .positive and accuratev in guiding the lrotateabout a vertical axis in the body 'of the hitch. The hitch is also braced by the' pulled vehicle and it can'be used for pulling trailers or pulling inv-chicles that are out of order. By a slight change, .it can be used with horses. j

It is thought from the foregoing description that vthe advantages and'novel features o f my invention will be readilyl apparent.

Y I desire' it' to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the'` several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scopeof the appended claims.

f l/Vhat I claim is w 1. A hitch of the class described comprising upper and lower plates fastenedtogether with a space between. them to receive the axle andsteering bar of a vehicle, bars.V

v rotatablyV supported by the plates and engaging the steering bar, a brace bar 'having one yend connected with the king` bolt and its other end with a part of the crank case of the vehicle and a Jtongue pivoted to the front end oic one ofthe plates.'V f

2. A hitch of the class described comprising' amember .of hollow construction and through which passes the from; axle and steering bar of a'vehicle, a pair of clamping Y i barsl clampinggthe axle, a king bolt;l pivoting the member to the center of the, rear bar, a-V clamp engaging the steering bar vand movable about a vertical axis in the'member, Y

a lu'ac'e having one end engaging the king bolt and its lother-'end apart of the vehicleV and a tongue pivotallyVV connected With the.

ing movable. about a Vertical axis in the'y member, a tongue' zpivot'edf tothe member and having' a l-shaped' notch in its iree end and a clevishaving' ajjWedg'e-shaped' portion nivoted in the notch. y

Y l In testimony whereof ali'ilx my isignature.

Geenen ADKiNs. 

